water grassn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌɡrɑːs/,

/ˈwɔːtə ˌɡras/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌɡræs/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌɡræs/

Forms: see water n. and grass n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., grass n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + grass n.¹ With sense 1 compare German Wassergras (1595).

1. Any of various grasses or grass-like plants growing in or near water or in moist ground, as grasses of the genera Glyceria, Echinochloa, and Paspalum, velvet grass ( Holcus lanatus), and various sedges ( Cyperaceae) and (British regional) horsetails ( Equisetum).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > names applied to various aquatic grasses

starc1300

flaga1387

water grass1585

sword-grass1598

spire-grass1626

star-grass1782

slough grass1861

slough hay1934

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 134/1 Potamogeton, fontinalis,..pondweede or wotergrasse.

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 13 The place and time in which they growe, differeth not from the other Water grasses.

1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation v. xix. 196/1 The place where you intend to pitch..should be some Ground full of Rushes, Sedges, and such like Water-grass.

1765 Museum Rusticum 4 128 Our flote fescue is a water-grass, and cannot be made hay of, at least without being dragged from out of the water.

1848 R. H. Schomburgk Hist. Barbados 585 Panicum spectabile..Scotch Grass. Water Grass.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 69 Broad, silent pools, around the edges of which remained a skirt of ice, held there by bushes and long, broken water-grasses.

1875 J. C. Melliss St. Helena 342 Juncus capensis, Thunb.—Spreading Water Grass, or Rush.

1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 485 Water Grass,..[Gloucestershire]. The name appears to be extended to several other grasses which come up as natural weeds..but the Holcus, which is extremely plentiful, is the grass to which the name is especially given.

1903 Bot. Gaz. 36 437 Carex maritima... Watergrass.

1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 402/1 [Water]-grass..(c) var. species of horsetail, Equisetum.

1917 Contrib. U.S. National Herbarium 18 318 This [sc. Paspalum dilatatum] is a tall grass with flat ovate ciliate spikelets, often cultivated in the Subtropics under the name of water-grass.

1958 H. G. Sanders Outl. Brit. Crop Husbandry (ed. 3) 30 If couch and watergrass become troublesome there is a chance of taking a bastard fallow in the seeds break.

1975 Bird-banding 46 223 Tricolors may move to these rich feeding grounds to obtain rice and watergrass (Echinochloa spp.).

2002 Water Gardener July 28/2 Zebra rush, variegated water grass and feathery ferns, just for starters.

2. Chiefly Irish English. Watercress, Nasturtium officinale.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > leaf vegetables > cress

cressa700

town cresseOE

fen-cressc1000

well-cressOE

nasturtiumOE

watercressc1300

garth-cress?14..

watercress?a1450

women's meadwort?a1450

garden cressa1500

peppergrass?a1500

nosewort1563

nosesmart1589

water-rocket1605

nosewort1608

well grassa1646

cresson1657

water grass1708

tongue-grass1726

poor man's pepper1738

marsh-rocket1739

passerage1879

1708 W. King Art of Cookery 119 Their sallading was never far to seek, The poynant Water-grass or sav'ry Leek.

1726 C. Threlkeld Synopsis Stirpium Hibernicarum Nasturtium aquaticum supinum,..Water-cresses... It is called about the Street by the abusive Name of Water-grass.

1834 Fraser's Mag. Dec. 667 The taste for water-grass is by no means generally diffused among European nations.

1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Water-grass, water-cress.

1923 Amer. Botanist 29 105 The true ‘water-cress’ (Nasturtium officinale). Among its other names are ‘well cress’, ‘water grass’,..and ‘brooklime’.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 378/1 Water-grass, a wild plant: watercress Nasturtium officinale.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water grass
释义	water grassn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈwɔːtə ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌɡræs/, /ˈwɑdər ˌɡræs/ Forms: see water n. and grass n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., grass n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + grass n.¹ With sense 1 compare German Wassergras (1595). 1. Any of various grasses or grass-like plants growing in or near water or in moist ground, as grasses of the genera Glyceria, Echinochloa, and Paspalum, velvet grass ( Holcus lanatus), and various sedges ( Cyperaceae) and (British regional) horsetails ( Equisetum). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > names applied to various aquatic grasses starc1300 flaga1387 water grass1585 sword-grass1598 spire-grass1626 star-grass1782 slough grass1861 slough hay1934 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 134/1 Potamogeton, fontinalis,..pondweede or wotergrasse. 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 13 The place and time in which they growe, differeth not from the other Water grasses. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation v. xix. 196/1 The place where you intend to pitch..should be some Ground full of Rushes, Sedges, and such like Water-grass. 1765 Museum Rusticum 4 128 Our flote fescue is a water-grass, and cannot be made hay of, at least without being dragged from out of the water. 1848 R. H. Schomburgk Hist. Barbados 585 Panicum spectabile..Scotch Grass. Water Grass. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 69 Broad, silent pools, around the edges of which remained a skirt of ice, held there by bushes and long, broken water-grasses. 1875 J. C. Melliss St. Helena 342 Juncus capensis, Thunb.—Spreading Water Grass, or Rush. 1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 485 Water Grass,..[Gloucestershire]. The name appears to be extended to several other grasses which come up as natural weeds..but the Holcus, which is extremely plentiful, is the grass to which the name is especially given. 1903 Bot. Gaz. 36 437 Carex maritima... Watergrass. 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 402/1 [Water]-grass..(c) var. species of horsetail, Equisetum. 1917 Contrib. U.S. National Herbarium 18 318 This [sc. Paspalum dilatatum] is a tall grass with flat ovate ciliate spikelets, often cultivated in the Subtropics under the name of water-grass. 1958 H. G. Sanders Outl. Brit. Crop Husbandry (ed. 3) 30 If couch and watergrass become troublesome there is a chance of taking a bastard fallow in the seeds break. 1975 Bird-banding 46 223 Tricolors may move to these rich feeding grounds to obtain rice and watergrass (Echinochloa spp.). 2002 Water Gardener July 28/2 Zebra rush, variegated water grass and feathery ferns, just for starters. 2. Chiefly Irish English. Watercress, Nasturtium officinale. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > leaf vegetables > cress cressa700 town cresseOE fen-cressc1000 well-cressOE nasturtiumOE watercressc1300 garth-cress?14.. watercress?a1450 women's meadwort?a1450 garden cressa1500 peppergrass?a1500 nosewort1563 nosesmart1589 water-rocket1605 nosewort1608 well grassa1646 cresson1657 water grass1708 tongue-grass1726 poor man's pepper1738 marsh-rocket1739 passerage1879 1708 W. King Art of Cookery 119 Their sallading was never far to seek, The poynant Water-grass or sav'ry Leek. 1726 C. Threlkeld Synopsis Stirpium Hibernicarum Nasturtium aquaticum supinum,..Water-cresses... It is called about the Street by the abusive Name of Water-grass. 1834 Fraser's Mag. Dec. 667 The taste for water-grass is by no means generally diffused among European nations. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down Water-grass, water-cress. 1923 Amer. Botanist 29 105 The true ‘water-cress’ (Nasturtium officinale). Among its other names are ‘well cress’, ‘water grass’,..and ‘brooklime’. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 378/1 Water-grass, a wild plant: watercress Nasturtium officinale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1585
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